House Bill 5971
118th Congress(2023-2024)
Study on Improving Lands Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Oct 17, 2023
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
5971
Congress
118
Policy Area
Agriculture and Food
Agriculture and Food
Primary focus of measure is agricultural practices; agricultural prices and marketing; agricultural education; food assistance or nutrition programs; food industry, supply, and safety; aquaculture; horticulture and plants. Measures concerning international trade in agricultural products may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Study on Improving Lands Act
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture to (1) direct a study on the state of soil health on federal lands that determines impacts such as grazing, wildfire, recreation, and invasive species; and (2) create a database of the information collected during the study.
October 25, 2023
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01/18/2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
10/25/2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
10/17/2023
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Oct 1, 2024 5:51:17 PM